The Waterpod Project
Check it: The Council on the Environment of NYC (CENYC) will host a couple “nuts and bolts” recycling and composting workshops “aboard the waterpod”. What’s the Waterpod, you ask? According to the...
View ArticleFresh stuff at Freshkills
New Yorkers, mark your calendars for two upcoming tours of Freshkills Park! The first requires a whopping $2 entry fee; the second one is free. Both require RSVPs. Fresh Kills Park: Draft Master Plan,...
View ArticleRecycle, comost or trash?
Ever had trouble distinguishing among the above? McSweeney’s offers this helpful guide.
View ArticleGrowNYC posters
Local nonprofit GrowNYC sends informative emails and has a fantastic website if you’re interested in innovative environmental programs. Sign up for their listserv or follow them on social media. My...
View ArticleGarbage Revolution
In case you missed it, Uma Viswanathan had a lovely HuffPo piece last week on a youth program composting organic food waste in Haiti. It’s called the Nouvelle Vie Haiti Youth Corps, a project of the...
View ArticleRaccoon attacks
Oh the hazards of composting. The raccoons are out in Richmond, Canada, attacking people and their pets. Especially the pets. The Vancouver Sun reports: One theory is the recent advent of the city’s...
View ArticleMill City Farmer’s Market
I’m in Minneapolis for the weekend visiting my mom. The weather is perfect and we’ve been biking a lot. We usually go to the big farmer’s market, which is one of my favorite open air markets in the...
View ArticleCompost Mobile
Compost Mobile is a neat new project in Miami that matches people with food scraps to urban farmers in need of compost. The rallying call? “We want your scraps!” They are also the first ever recipient...
View ArticleWeekly Compactor
A long overdue roundup of trash in the news: The search for the missing Malaysian plane brought to light many crazy facts. It also drew attention to the crazy amounts of trash floating in the world’s...
View ArticleInglorious Fruits and Vegetables
A french supermarket chain fights food waste and sees an increase in sales as a result. Hypercool!
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